Rail-stay.



Patented Se t. 29, 1914. Q 2 SHEETS SHBET I.

Wdmwfl WM RAIL STAY. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2,1914.

F. A. PRESTON & P. W. MOORE.

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1 VENTORS. .4 m A TTORNEVJ F. A. PRESTON & P. W. MOORE. H

RAIL STAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1914.

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' JATTORNEYJ} To all whom it may concern:

ST T OFFICE I rnnnmucx A. rassroiv, or memnnn rank, AND rnrtir w. moons, or nvansron, rumors, sssxeuons THE r. a M.- 00., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A oonrom'rron OF ILLINOIS.

BAIL-STAY.

I Specitication of Letters Patent. L Patnted Sept..29, 1914.

I Be'it known that we, Fnaonmoii Puss- TON and PHILIP W. Moons, citizens'of the United States, residing at Highland Park, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois,

' and Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Stays, of'which the following is a specification. 1 7,

Our invention relates to rail stays or rail anchors, that is, devices for preventing the longitudinal creep of railroad rails, and the object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical device-of. this sort which can be readily applied tothe rail and-which,

' when in operative position, will take a hold vices, and constructions-relating to rail stays on the rail that will not'be loosened by vibration, by unequal expansion and contraction as-betw een the rail and the device due to temperature changcs,-'by a reverse longitudinal movement of the rail, or by other causes of like character having a tendency to destroy the efl'ectiveness of the grip of rail anchors on the rails which they engage,

The invention has for further objects such other new and improved arrangements, de-

as will be hereinafter described and claimed. The invention is' illustrated, in certain preferred embodiments, in the accompany-.

ing drawings wherein Figure 1 is a s1de view of a rail anchor embodying one operative form of the in vention, the anchor being shown as applied to a.

rail which is illustrated in cross section;

Fig. 2, a sectional view taken on line 22of i the rail is laid 5 .Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, A designates a railroad rail and B one ofthe cross ties on which ane-hor' therein-shown consists" of a I strapor Referring to Figsii 3 inclusive, the:

A ncatio'nmei May 2,1914. s nrise-sashes.

yoke and a tie abutting element D having a tongue- E which intervenes between the yoke C and the" rail A. The yoke is preferably relatively rigid although it may have some little elasticity if desired. It bears, as shown, on opposite edges of the rail base, one extremity being referably formed so as to. provide a shoul er F which, when the device is in operative position on the rail, bears on the outer edge of the base flange so as to prevent the displacement of the yoke. The tongue E of the other member preferably has its extremity G turned up so that it bears against the under side of the base flange of the rail, the other end of the tongue bears against the under surface of the rail. The tongue is resilient and is designed to be put under considerable strain by the yoke.

The device is adjusted to the rail in the following manner: The tie abutting memher I) is placed under the rail against tie B. The extremity J of the yoke member is thrust under the rail and under the tongue E until it takes the position shown in the dotted 1ine in Fig. 1, t-hat is, with the extreinityEL overlapping the base flange of the rail, substantially as far as possible. The extremity J of the yoke is then raised and the yoke thrust back' crosswise-of the rail in the other direction until the shoulder 'F rides over the edge of the base fianges; this, the operative position of the yoke, being shown in the full lines'in Fig. 1. These transverse movements of the yoke, horizon-' tal and vertical, compress the tongue E bending it from the dotted line position of Fig. 2 to the full line position of that figure- In order to facilitate the manipulation of the yoke the extremity J thereof is formed with recesses M adapted to receive the claw of a claw bar N or similar tool. The leverwill materially'facilitatethe work of bend-' -be ore the yoke can be moved to its opera- 1 tive position. desired the eatremityJ of "the yoke may. be formed a" cam surface 'Ozwhich, bybearing uponthe edge of the rail base, will"make-the@adjustment of the age afforded by the use'of a tool of this sort in the heavy spring E which must-be bent y e w re; Wi e y k .p b 'ded' t recesses for a claw. bar the cam face might be omitted. i Theanchor' shown in Figs. Land 5 is like the anchor shown in the precedin figu res except that-the yoke C in this mo ii'ication is not formed with the recesses for the claw bar and as it therefore has to be manipulated by hand or by means of a crow bar placed under it, the cam face is given a greater slant. Thedotted lines in Fig. show the first position of the yoke on the rail. The

final operative position is indicatedby the full lines. a

\Vhile we have described our invention 1n certain preferred embodiments it will be 1111- i against the'rail and one of which is Eforrned with means for giving said device a statn-' ary position in the roadb'ed against its tend-- mcy to creep with the creep of the -rail,. me of said elements consisting of a. yoke idapted to extend around the base of the rail and the other element being interposed between the yoke 'and the railysaid elements being capable of adjustment tosaid' operative position by-a movement of one of them transversely of the rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising two elements one of which is; resilient, and is interposed between the rail and the-other element so as to be put under strain by the other element against the rail and one of which 15 formed with means for giving said device astatidnary position in the roadbed agalnst its tendency to creep with the creep of the riail,

one of said elements consisting of a fyoke adapted to extend around'the base 0 the raii and the other element being interposed between the Yoke and the rail; Saidelements being capab e of adjustment to said operative position by the movement of the yoke transversely of the rail.

3. A rail anchor comprislng two elements one of which is resilient so as to beput under strain' 1; the other element and one of which is formed with means for giving said the railandjthe'other element bein device a stationary position in" the roadbed against its tendency to creep with the creep of thehn, one of said elements consisting of a yoke" adapted to extend around the btlsi of in erposed betweentthe yoke and the ra1l;.said

elements being capable of adjustment to said the railand the other element bein operative position by the movement of the yoke transversely of the rail,,-said yoke being provided with lugs adapted to be engage'd by a tool; I

4; A rail anchor comprising two elements one'of which is resilient so as to be put understrainby the other element and one of which is formed with means for giving 'said device a. stationary position in the road-bed against its tendency to creep with the creep o the rail, one of said elements consistingof a yoke adapted to extend around the base of interposed between the yoke and the rail; said elements being capable of adjustment to said operative position by the movement ofthe yoke tral' sversely of the rail, the latter being formed with a recess adapted to be engaged with a. tool for this purpose, r 5. A rail anchor comprising two elements one-of which is resilient so as tobe put un- \der strain by the other element and one 0t which is? formed with means for giving said device a}; stationary position in the road-bed against its tendency to creep with the creep of a-yok-e adapted to extend around the base of the rail and the other element being interposedv between the yoke and the rail; said elements; being capable of adjustment to said operative vposition bygthe movement of the yoketransversely of the rail, the latter bep. of the rail, one of said elements consisting ing-provided on opposite sides with recesses adapted to be engaged by a claw bar for this purpose.

6. A 'rail anchor'comprisingtwo elements one of-which 1s resilient so as to be put under strain by the other element and one of" which is formed with means for giving said device' a stationary position in the road-bed against its tendency to creep with the creep of the rail, one of said elements consisting of a yoke adapted to extend around the base of the rail and the other element being inter; posed between the yoke and therail, said elementsbeing capable ofadjustment to said operative position by the movement of the. yoke transversely of the rail, one extremity of the yoke having a cam surface adapted to engage the edge of the rail base during the process of adjustment.

7. A ra-ll' anchor comprising two elements one of which is resilient so as to be put 'under strain by the other element and one of which is formed with means for giving said device a stationary position in the road-bed against its tendencyto creep with the creep of the rail, one of said elements consisting of a yoke adapted to extend around the base of the rail and the other element being interposed between the yoke and the rail; said elements being capable ofadjustment to said operative position by the movementof the yoke transversely ofthe rail, said yoke be ing provided with lugs adapted to be enrail, and a yoke which: extends around. said rail base and tongue which in operative position puts said tongue under str i said '1 1o yokebeing adjustable to said position by a movement transversely of are rail.

- 9.1 A rail anchor comm-raring a tie abutting member formed with an. elastic tongue adapted to bear at its. extremity against the rail, and a yoke which extends around said rail base and tongue which in operative position puts saidtongue under strain, said yoke being adjustable to said position by a movement transversely of the rail and being formed with a recess for the application thereto of a lever.

10. A rail anchor comprising a tie abutting member formed with an elastictongue adapted to bear at its extremity against the rail, and a yoke which extends around said rail base and tongue which in operative position puts said tongue under strain, said yoke being adjustable to said position by a movement transversely of the rail, and being formed at one extremity with a' cam surface which bears against the edge of the rail base during the proces of adjustment.

11. A rail anchor comprising a tie abutting member formed with an elastic tongue adapted to bear at both extremities against the under surface of the rail bare being spaced therefrom between said points, and a yoke which extends-around said rail base and tongue which, in operative position,

puts said tongue under strain, said yoke being adjustable to said position by a movement transversely of the rail.

12. A rail anchor comprising a tie=abutting member provided I with a resilient tongue the outer extremity of which is bent so as to bear against the under surface of the rail andthe inner extremity of which is formed with a bend connecting said tongue with said tie abutting member and bearing against the under surface of the rail, and a yoke'which is adapted tox extend around said rail base and tongue and which, in the operative position of the parts, bends said tongue toward said rail base.

13. A rail anchor comprising co-acting rail engaging elements one of which is elastic and is interposed and under strain between another of said elements and the rail when the device is in operatife position, said elements being adjusted to said position by a movement of one of 'them toward the rail, and one element being formed with means for giving the device a stationary position in the road-bed as against the forward creeping tendency of the rail.-

' -14. A rail anchor comprising co-acting rail engaging elements one of which is elastic and isinterposed and under strain between another of said elements and'tbe vrail when the device is in operative position, one of said elements being formed with a cam surface which engages with said rail when the device is being adjusted to'said--,p.pera-' tive position, and one of said-elements'being formed with means for giving said device afixed position in the road-bed as against the forward creeping tendency of the rail.

15. A rail anchor comprising co-acting rail engaging elements one of which is elastic and is under strain when the device is in operative position, one of said elements being provided with'means engageable by tool whereby said device may be adjusted to said operative position, and one Qf said in the road-bed as against the forward creeping tendency of the rail.

17.- A rail anchor comprising co-acting rail engaging elements one of which provides a bowed spring arranged under the base of the rail, said device being adjustable to its operative position by a movement of the other element upwardly toward the rail, putting said bowed spring under strain, one of said elements being provided with means for giving the device a stationary position in the road-bed, as against the forward creeping tendency ofthe rail.

18. A rail anchor comprising co-acting rail engaging elements one of which pro-. vides a spring, said device being adjustable to its operative position'by a movement of the other element toward the rail putting for giving the device a stationary position.

said spring under strain between another of said elements and the rail, one of said elements being provided with means .for giving the device a stationary position in the road-bed as against the forward creeping tendency of the rail.

19. A rail anchor comprising oo acting rail engaging elements one of which prov vides a spring, said device being adjustable to its operative position by a movement of the other element toward the rail putting said spring under strain, said other element being formed so as to be engageable by a tool for that purpose, one'of said elements a being provided with means for giving the device a stationary position in the rOad bed able upwardly toward the ra i1 base 21nd,. as against the forward creeping tendency crosswise thereof to its opemtlve posmon. 1C

of rail FREDERICK. A. PRESTON;-

20. A rail anchor. compr'ising a tie abut- PHILIP W. MOORE;

"- ting member: formed with abowed spring extending under the base of the rail, and. a, Witnesses: yoke adapted to embrace the base of the P. V. SAMUELSON, 333.11 and send spr'mg, sand yoke bemg mov- H. C. PARKER. 

